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Ceramic floor tile opinion ares 11-24-2005
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Posted by ares on November 24, 2005, 4:29 pm
Someone gave us a stack of very large floor tile. We have a very large room
that could use a floor covering and we don't want carpet; currently it's
peeling painted cement floor. There is not enough of this tile to do the
whole room, but possibly one half of the room. But using it would probably
be a substantial savings on the cost to tile the whole room. So I was
wondering, might it be a bad idea to try to find another tile that is the
same size and perhaps make a pattern with the ones I have, or is that likely
to look bad?
ares



Posted by on November 24, 2005, 5:18 pm

ares wrote:
> Someone gave us a stack of very large floor tile. We have a very large room
> that could use a floor covering and we don't want carpet; currently it's
> peeling painted cement floor. There is not enough of this tile to do the
> whole room, but possibly one half of the room. But using it would probably
> be a substantial savings on the cost to tile the whole room. So I was
> wondering, might it be a bad idea to try to find another tile that is the
> same size and perhaps make a pattern with the ones I have, or is that likely
> to look bad?
> ares

Not at all. Take a sample of the tile with you when you choose the new
tile. Make sure they are the same thickness.


Posted by ares on November 24, 2005, 6:27 pm
Yep, I was thinking of that too. We have terrazzo in most of the rooms but
we added some placed on and enclosed a carport and put tile in different
parts of the house. They're not all the same types of tile from room to
room either, so I hope I'm not making too much of a hodgepodge of flooring
styles!
ares

> ares wrote:
> > Someone gave us a stack of very large floor tile. We have a very large
room
> > that could use a floor covering and we don't want carpet; currently it's
> > peeling painted cement floor. There is not enough of this tile to do
the
> > whole room, but possibly one half of the room. But using it would
probably
> > be a substantial savings on the cost to tile the whole room. So I was
> > wondering, might it be a bad idea to try to find another tile that is
the
> > same size and perhaps make a pattern with the ones I have, or is that
likely
> > to look bad?
> > ares
> Not at all. Take a sample of the tile with you when you choose the new
> tile. Make sure they are the same thickness.



Posted by Banty on November 24, 2005, 10:46 pm
>Someone gave us a stack of very large floor tile. We have a very large room
>that could use a floor covering and we don't want carpet; currently it's
>peeling painted cement floor. There is not enough of this tile to do the
>whole room, but possibly one half of the room. But using it would probably
>be a substantial savings on the cost to tile the whole room. So I was
>wondering, might it be a bad idea to try to find another tile that is the
>same size and perhaps make a pattern with the ones I have, or is that likely
>to look bad?
>ares

Consider arranging the tile you have as a border around the new tile, or vice
versa. Then it would look like you planned it that way. Make sure any new tile
is the same thickness.

Banty


Posted by tiny dancer on November 24, 2005, 11:26 pm

> >Someone gave us a stack of very large floor tile. We have a very large
room
> >that could use a floor covering and we don't want carpet; currently it's
> >peeling painted cement floor. There is not enough of this tile to do the
> >whole room, but possibly one half of the room. But using it would
probably
> >be a substantial savings on the cost to tile the whole room. So I was
> >wondering, might it be a bad idea to try to find another tile that is the
> >same size and perhaps make a pattern with the ones I have, or is that
likely
> >to look bad?
> >ares
> Consider arranging the tile you have as a border around the new tile, or
vice
> versa. Then it would look like you planned it that way. Make sure any
new tile
> is the same thickness.
> Banty


I agree with the previous opinions, as long as the tile is the same
thickness, I'd choose something color coordinated or color complementing and
you should be just fine.


td



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